Long COVID can trigger sudden collapses in consciousness or overwhelming sleepiness through a mix of neurological, immunological, and autonomic dysfunctions. Here’s how the body gets hijacked into shutdown mode: 🧠[…]
FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots
By  MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has expanded existing warnings on the two leading COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart side effect mainly seen in […]
Ivermectin: A Multifaceted Drug With a Potential Beyond Anti-parasitic Therapy
Baneet Kaur • Cyril Blavo • Mayur S. Parmar, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.56025 Abstract Ivermectin was first discovered in the 1970s by Japanese microbiologist Satoshi Omura and Irish parasitologist William C. Campbell. Ivermectin has become a versatile […]
Effects of Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Inflammatory Markers in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Amira Mohamed Taha • Amr Elrosasy • Ahmed S. Mohamed •et.al. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70613 Abstract The international healthcare community has encountered several difficulties because of the COVID-19 pandemic brought on by SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 can lead to an […]
Potential for Cognitive Communication Impairment in COVID-19 Survivors: A Call to Action for Speech-Language Pathologists
Author: Amy E. Ramage https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8554-555XAuthors Info & Affiliations, Publication: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Volume 29, Number 4 Pages 1821-1832, https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00147 Purpose Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is the virus resulting in COVID-19 infections in nearly 4.3 […]
Inflammatory and Coagulation Marker Changes -Treated COVID-19 Patients
Akinari Tsukada • Daisuke Katagiri • Shinyu Izumi et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78836 Abstract Introduction Direct hemoperfusion using polymyxin B-immobilized polystyrene fiber column (PMX-DHP) removes endotoxin and inflammatory mediators from the blood. This study aimed to evaluate […]
A Pilot Case-Control Study of Muscle and Bone Health Status in Patients Who Have Recovered From COVID-19 Infection
Shital Bhor • Dipali Ladkat • Nikhil Shah • Ketan Gondhalekar • Piyush Chaudhari • Anuradha Khadilkar, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76283 Abstract Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), resulting from the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), affects various bodily systems, including […]
Long-Term Neurologic Complications of COVID-19: A Practical Overview
The authors present an overview of the presentation and management of common neurologic symptoms associated with long COVID. Anastasia Vishnevetsky, MD, MPH; Douglas R. Wilcox, MD, PhD; et. al. Practical […]
Liver Enzymes and Inflammatory Markers Among Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Case-Control Study in Telangana
 Pavuluri P, Menon M, Tummalacharla S, et al. (December 04, 2024) Liver Enzymes and Inflammatory Markers Among Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Case-Control Study in Telangana. Cureus 16(12): e75120. […]
Is there a role for the adrenal glands in long COVID?
 Waldemar Kanczkowski, Felix Beuschlein & Stefan R. Bornstein Nature Reviews Endocrinology volume 18, pages451–452 The symptoms of long COVID and chronic adrenal insufficiency have striking similarities. Therefore, we aim to raise awareness of assessing adrenal function […]